Tokyo Midtown
Facts & Figures
Tokyo Midtown is a huge ultramodern building complex (569,000 square meter) including the tallest skyscraper (248.1m) in Tokyo, a beautiful Japanese Garden called Hinokicho-koen, building 21_21 Design Sight created by Tadao Ando and the Suntory Museum of Art.
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The Suntory Museum of Art is part of the "Art Triangle Roppongi" with the National Art Center, Tokyo and the Mori Art Museum.
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History
A former property (78,000 square meters), owned by the Japan Defense Agency, was redeveloped and opened to the public in 2007. The price tag of the Tokyo Midtown project was 3billion Dollar.
Location

Tokyo Midtown is located in Akasaka within the Minato district.
How to get to Tokyo Midtown?
- take Toei Oedo or Hibiya Line to Roppongi Exit 8
Sightseeing spots
Top:
Tokyo Midtown Design Hub - exhibition and meeting space for all things related to design
21_21 Design Sight - a design gallery/workshop created by Issey Miyake and Tadao Ando
Hinokicho-koen - Japanese garden located on the grounds of a former feudal lord's villa
Midtown Tower - tallest office building/skyscraper in Tokyo, floor 45 till 53 housing the hotel Ritz-Carlton Tokyo
Galleria - main shopping area within the Tokyo Midtown complex
Festival & Events (dates can change without notice)
April
Great Japan Beer Festival (26th-28th)
Over 120 different craft beers waiting for you. Try to taste as much as you can:) The festival is located in the Tokyo MidTown Hall.
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